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  1. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    Well we have had no more chicks hatch, 2 pipped the outside but never made it. We (DH and me) are going to look at the eggs today. so out of 50 eggs 4 hatched(1 died) so we have 3 baby bobwhites. I am thinking of getting some more but not sure if hubby will let me or not. there are several...
  2. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    I have more that hatched, we had to help it along cause it was starting to get dried out. it won't stand it just flops around. not sure what I am gonna do. it is about half the size as the others and it still has a wet look but it is dry. keeping my fingers crossed that it makes it. I am...
  3. learning2homestead

    Need quail mate Anyone in SE Texas?

    Thank you for your response and yes, I had one more hatch and it looks like another one is trying to hatch. It seems I miscalculated the dates on the eggs when I put them in the incubator, yesterday was actually the 28th day and I counted it as the 30th day. I am just actually glad that I...
  4. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    I am going to wait another day or two, I had one egg rocking, and another egg pipping but nothing has happened yet. I added a little bit more water(was almost dry) when I tood the other 2 babies out so maybe that will help(since I messed up on the dates). I have added pictures of the babies...
  5. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    I will try that, I came to the realization that I counted the wrong days. lol I counted like 25 or 26 instead of 28. I have 2 hatch so far, but I am going to try what you said about the stuff animal. that is a great idea. Thank you
  6. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    My husband just called me over to the incubator, I looked and there was another one in there, I couldn't believe it. I have another egg that is rocking back and forth, and 2 that has chips in it where it looks like they are pipping. I am keeping my fingers crossed. I looked at my calendar, I...
  7. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    I candled them, about half were doing great, veins, then dark solid mass at the 2nd candleing(when they went into lockdown) the other half never developed anything. now I just have to figure out how to keep this 1 alive since they don't do good alone
  8. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    Yes they were shipped eggs. this baby is hovering over in a corner like something is wrong, but when I tap on the incubator it moves around normally. was yours shipped?
  9. learning2homestead

    Need quail mate Anyone in SE Texas?

    I am West of Houston, Anyone SE Houston that might have a baby Quail that can be a mate to by baby chick? I don't think that anymore of my eggs are going to hatch and I only got 1 chick out of 50 eggs. The eggs were suppose to hatch on Monday and this chick didn't hatch until last night. The...
  10. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    Well isn't that something. here it is 2 days after the eggs were suppose to hatch and I decided to leave the eggs in just for the heck of it and low and behold when I woke up this morning something told me to go check it(I checked it yesterday morning and there was nothing, didn't check it the...
  11. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    Good luck to everyone else who put their eggs in
  12. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    well the count down has gotten to 0 days left as of 8pm yesterday and no babies. guess none of them will hatch.
  13. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    none have exploded yet, since I just went on lockdown, is it to late to take them out?
  14. learning2homestead

    Lock Down - Here goes nothing

    Ok I have officially went on lockdown. As many of you has read my post, You know I was having problems with my humidity and temp. Well I went into lockdown about 10 minutes ago. I candled a few eggs to see where it was at. some where clear, some were clear with red veins, some all dark but...
  15. learning2homestead

    Kit or no kit for a log home

    Hi everyone, I am looking at getting a log cabin. I am a very new to log cabins. I have helped my dad build houses from the ground up(he is still alive so he could help me build a kit). I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on if I should go with a kit and build it myself or look into...
  16. learning2homestead

    Quail eggs came in update and a little rant

    Ok well I just candled some of my eggs and the ones that I candled, a few of them are clear, some look clear with a redish tint to them, I could see blood veins in some of them so hopefully in 14 more days we will see how they turn out. Thank you all for the encouraging words. I will keep you...
  17. learning2homestead

    Quail eggs came in update and a little rant

    Thank you all for your encouraging words. I will not give up and this won't be my last hatch. I am so glad I found this place with wonderful people that helps each other. I appreciate it very much.
  18. learning2homestead

    Quail eggs came in update and a little rant

    Well the quail eggs came in as yall read in my other post but I think I screwed up. What happen is they came in on the 4th and I was heating up my incubator and I think I got water in the control panel when adding water to it, now the LCD screen doesn't work. Well I didn't have time to wait...
  19. learning2homestead

    Quail eggs came in need advise

  20. learning2homestead

    What is the best chicken

    Thank you all for all your replies. I really appreciate it. I have been watching so many youtube video's, my husband laughed at me last night cause he was trying to talk to me and when he got my attention he says that everytime he looks at me I have my headphones on and got my nose stuck into...
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